1. The sand in the desert is like snow, and the moon in Yanshan Mountain is like a hook. ——Li He's "Twenty-three Horse Poems·Part 5".
Translation: Thousands of miles of flat sand looks like a layer of white frost and snow under the moonlight. On the rolling ridges of Yanshan Mountain, a bright moon looms in the sky, like a curved hook.
2. If there is no moon door in the sky, the osmanthus branches will support the westward wheel. ——Mi Fu's "Climbing the Tower and Looking at the Moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival".
Translation: If no one repairs the moon in the sky, the osmanthus branches will keep growing and burst the moon.
3. Ten rounds of frost shadows turn around the courtyard, and this evening, people are alone in the corner. Su'e may not be without regrets, but the jade toad is cold and the sweet-scented osmanthus is lonely. ——Yan Shu's "Mid-Autumn Moon".
Translation: The Mid-Autumn Festival has a full moon, the moonlight shines into the courtyard, and the shadows of the plane trees in the courtyard are dancing. I am traveling alone in a foreign land. During the festival, I look at the shadows of the trees under the moon. Time passes slowly, and the shadows are unconsciously moving. Moving. Looking at the bright moon in the sky from a distance, thinking about Chanjuan in the moon palace, I feel regretful now. After all, she is accompanied by the cold toad and the lonely laurel tree.
4. The dew is white tonight, and the moon is bright in my hometown. ——Du Fu's "Remembering My Brother on a Moonlit Night".
Translation: Tonight has entered the Bailu solar term, and the moon is still the brightest in my hometown.
5. Thousands of miles of flat sand looks like a layer of white frost and snow under the moonlight. On the rolling ridges of Yanshan Mountain, a bright moon looms in the sky, like a curved hook. ——Yan Shu's "Mid-Autumn Moon".
Translation: The Mid-Autumn Festival has a full moon, the moonlight shines into the courtyard, and the shadows of the plane trees in the courtyard are dancing. I am traveling alone in a foreign land. During the festival, I look at the shadows of the trees under the moon. Time passes slowly, and the shadows are unconsciously moving. Moving.
6. Reminiscing about the Mid-Autumn Festival. ——Xin Qiji's "One Cut Plum·Mid-Autumn Festival"
Translation: Recalling the Mid-Autumn Festival in the past, among the osmanthus bushes.
7. Look forward to the Mid-Autumn Festival every year, and worry about the fog and rain every year. ——Zeng Ji "The moonlight is beautiful from the 14th to the 16th night of August in Guiwei".
Translation: Every year is looking forward to the full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and every year is full of sadness.
8. White dew grows on the steps, and the stockings are invaded for a long time at night. But under the crystal curtain, I gazed at the exquisite autumn moon. ——Li Bai's "Jade Level Resentment".
Translation: Dew appeared on the jade steps. I had been alone for a long time late at night, and the dew soaked my socks. I went back to my room and put down the crystal curtain, still looking at the exquisite autumn moon through the curtain.
9. A pot of wine among the flowers, drinking alone without any blind date. ——Li Bai's "Four Poems on Drinking Alone Under the Moon·One".
Translation: Bring a pot of fine wine and place it among the flowers, drinking it by yourself without any friends or relatives.
10. The road is long in the light autumn light, the orchids and osmanthus are fragrant in the sky, the moon is bright and round, people are thousands of miles away, the wind is strong and the sails are flying. ——Zhang Huangyan's "Zhou Ci Mid-Autumn Festival".
Translation: The faint moonlight shines on the unknown long road, the fragrant paddling, and the small boat swaying quietly. The bright moon shines on Yuanqiao, but people are thousands of miles apart. The wind blows the light sail, and a row of swallows flies across the night sky. That night, Yu Liang, who raised his glass in shame, also smiled at Wu Gang, who had been holding an ax for several years. Why go to Qiantang to see the waves and tides? The Milky Way in the blue sky is so dim.